The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-09

to the farmhouse. The latter was an
sent. The woman of the house was
rtQuesfed to exhibit anything belong
ing to Kissane that che might have.
She did so, but nothing cfiminatipg
was found. When asked il there was
nothing else, she replied:
Only that old magnesia bottle on
THE detectives examined the wide
mouthed receptacle and found that it
contained twelve five hundred dollsr
bills en- the Chemical Bank. He st
once suspected that he had found one
OF the bank forgers, and YVES soon en-
abled to start for New York with his
prisoner. l was with Richard Busted
then, end in the defense Kissane
naturally came to me, owing to our
former relations in tbs Martha Wash
ingtoD case. The bank had the record
of the numbers OF the bills given out
on the check. They corresponded
with those Of the bills found in Kis-
sane's msgnesia bottle. FindIey turned
States evidence, and things looked
blue for Kissane.
KIssAsE's PLEA.
II shall never forget the plea he
made for mercy. The Herald has given
1t exactly as it was delivered. l never
heard anything like it from the lips of
a prisoner. L have reason to say in
explicit terms at the Recorder re.
duced Kssane's sentence from five
years to two and half on the strength
NJ KiuaauaDs annual and o,,,oo q, A.
good impression he received of him.
After Kissane was taken to Sing Sing
l had Cole to defend. OF course, |
wished 10 do all in my power for my
clieot. il was the King is dad, live
the King you know. 1 heard that
an attempt vas being male to get Kis-
sar out on a ardon in order thar he
might testify for the State In the Mar
tha Washington conspiracy Gaze,
which Sidney Burton was sgitating in
Ohio. l went up to Sing Sing to See
Kissane.
HIS PLAUSIBLE TONGUE.
"Now, to speak of an unpleae ant
feature Of his character. He was q
happy-go-lucky fellow, who, If he had
had plenty OF money, would have been
as hcnett as the best. But he hsd not
tho stamina to resist temptation. He
could also tell the smoothest Of false.
hoods and he could enlivsn tie bold
est romance with corroborativd deal
quite enhancing He assured me
positively that he knew of nothing be-
ing done in bis behalf. l came away
convinced. In less than week met
him on Broadway. He smiled bandly
when he cast his eyes on me. He had
been in prison about nine months
when he was psrdoned. Coles tiia'
contained an event that is unex'
ampled in criminal jurispIuden Co
| When the case was called Mr.. Busted
asked that it be continued until the
day following, as Mr.. Jordon was com
ing in senior counsel and would be
unable to be present until the MORO "
The Recorder said that he could 20 on
and impanel the jury. Mr.. BUSTED
whispered to me 10 proceed as slowly
as possible and take up the whole day
COLES TRIAL 0jLLAPsEs.
"About 8 O'Clock Mr.. Busted re-
newed his motion to go on with thu
trial the next morning. He said tina
the Court had sgreed 60 wait.
"The Judge replied, 4 said that
would consider the notion
"Mr. Busted holly answered, 'Yor
said no such thing
"The Judge then retorLed, 'TheI
YOU accused the Court of lyingP
"Mr. Busted folded his arms in {
contemptO manner aud looked thu
Court directly in the face. Then ht
said, Just as the Coult pleases.'
"ihe Judge Immediately put Mr.
Busleed under contempt. de was di
rscted to answer, under oath, certain
jnterrogatories which were drawn,
think, by A. Oakley Hall. James I
Brady appeared for Busted. The lat
ter denied everything. The Judg,
intimated that he would use ss evi
dence that which he was PERSONAL.
cognizsnt Of. Mr.. B ady violently OPP
posed this, and said that JUDGES hat
been impeached for lees. Attorne.
General Ogden Hoffman, who wa
pre-. ent, hsd Whispered consultation
vita the Court, and on his advice tn
contsmpt proceedings were dropped
Mkt day there YVES great popular ex
element over the matter, aud 0ake.
Hall moved that the Court draw GU
a Juror. Againat Mr.. Busteed's pre-
test this was done, and the trial c
Cole fell through. | had charge {
the question whether Cole could sgai
he pat on trial for the cffense charged
| oa,NAHAnI that hn antrtd MT r..
several months the Attorney GeDerl
: decided to discharge him.
ONLY oNR CUT OF THREE PUNISHED.
"rhus it was that OF the three pei
sons implicated in the Chemical Ban
forgery only onc--KiFsane-.he la
guilty of all, was punished, and b
only for nine months. Kisssne wei
away, and l heard during the war TIL
he was killed at Fort Scott. Until th
recent developments occurred l sui
posed him dead. He wss with Wake
in Inc Nicaragua fiiiibu5teTinE exp5d
ton. / do not think that he can |
convicted on the old untried indie
ment. l do not see where the wi
] nesses can be obtained to testii
: again st him.
"His mother came to me in gre
= distress at the time ct the niai. 81
was very nervous and wishrd to g
: out of New York. She had sever
: hundred dollars in bills on the Cher
ical Bank. She feared that she wou
: be suspected Of having some of Il
u proceeds of the forgery. took Il
> bills and got them changed for her.
bought her ticket on the street I
: San Francisco. Poor old lady, | pitt
. her greatly"
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